Richard Chan

Richard Chan is an Associate Professor at the College of Business, Stony Brook University, specializing in the intersection of psychology, technology, and entrepreneurial finance. His work explores how cognitive processes and computational methods influence entrepreneurial opportunity evaluation and funding success.

• Ph.D. in Management & Organization with Minors in Technology Entrepreneurship, Behavioral Decision Theory, and Research Methods (University of Washington)
• B.A. in Psychology (University of California, Berkeley)

Chan's research investigates entrepreneurial cognition, focusing on how individual differences and environmental factors shape funding outcomes. Recent work applies computational linguistics and computer vision to analyze crowdfunding pitches, venture narratives, and investment decision-making. His studies span venture capital, startup innovation, and behavioral finance.

His publications emphasize artificial intelligence and machine learning in entrepreneurship, examining semantic progression, speech act dynamics, and visual communication. He has also contributed to understanding benefit corporations, franchising strategies, and reproducibility in empirical research.

• 2024 Dean's Distinguished Scholar Award
• 2023 Emerald Literati Outstanding Reviewer
• 2020 KSG Entrepreneurship Research Award
• 2013 William H. Newman Award
• 2007 Best Student Paper Award
• 2003 Betty Nesvold Award

Chan serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Venturing and the Journal of Management, bridging psychological theory with technological innovation in entrepreneurship research.